Children’s Weight Gain and Cardiovascular Fitness Loss over the Summer
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Participants and Setting
2.3. Health-Related Fitness Measures
2.4. Procedures
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample | Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | PACER Laps |
---|---|---|
Total (n = 404) | 18.6 (3.8) | 23.9 (15.2) |
Females (n = 203) | 18.4 (3.2) | 22.6 (14.7) |
Males (n = 201) | 18.7 (4.1) | 25.3 * (16.4) |
Grade 1 (n = 91) | 17.9 (3.2) | 18.3 (8.1) |
Grade 2 (n = 102) | 18.1 (3.5) | 20.1 (11.2) |
Grade 3 (n = 97) | 19.2 † (4.1) | 25.1 † (14.5) |
Grade 4 (n = 114) | 19.5 †† (4.4) | 24.4 † (14.2) |
Outcome | Time Level | b-Coefficient | 95% Confidence Interval | p-Value |
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BMI (kg/m2) | Spring 2015 | −0.2 | −0.11, 0.7 | 0.111 |
Fall 2015 | 0.1 | −0.48, 0.47 | 0.958 | |
Spring 2016 | −1.0 | −1.9, −0.1 | 0.028 | |
Fall 2016 | 1.3 | 0.2, 2.4 | <0.001 | |
Spring 2017 | 0.4 | −0.52, 1.5 | 0.351 | |
PACER (Laps) | Spring 2015 | 3.3 | 1.8, 4.8 | <0.001 |
Fall 2015 | −0.5 | −1.9, 0.9 | 0.515 | |
Spring 2016 | 2.4 | 0.1, 4.6 | 0.040 | |
Fall 2016 | −1.6 | −3.3, 0.2 | 0.073 | |
Spring 2017 | 4.8 | 1.7, 7.9 | 0.002 |
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Brusseau, T.A.; Burns, R.D. Children’s Weight Gain and Cardiovascular Fitness Loss over the Summer. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2018, 15, 2770. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15122770
Brusseau TA, Burns RD. Children’s Weight Gain and Cardiovascular Fitness Loss over the Summer. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2018; 15(12):2770. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15122770
Chicago/Turabian StyleBrusseau, Timothy A., and Ryan D. Burns. 2018. "Children’s Weight Gain and Cardiovascular Fitness Loss over the Summer" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 15, no. 12: 2770. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15122770